Zhang Gongyao (Chinese: 张功耀; pinyin: Zhāng Gōngyào; born November 10, 1956) is a Chinese philosopher. He is a professor in Department of Philosophy, Central South University, China. He promoted the abolishment of traditional Chinese medicine.
Biography
Zhang was born in Chenzhou, Hunan in 1956. He received his M.A degree from Zhejiang University in 1988. In 2006, Zhang initiated a movement to call for abolishment of the traditional Chinese medicine.
References
- ^ Qiu J (April 2007). "China plans to modernize traditional medicine". Nature. 446 (7136): 590–1. doi:10.1038/446590a. PMID 17410143.
Zhang argued that TCM is a pseudoscience and should not be part of public healthcare and research
External links
- Profile of Zhang Gongyao at the official website of Central South University
- News related to Zhang Gongyao's movement of banning Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Idea to abolish traditional Chinese medicine rebuked